Morfa Mawddach railway station
Morfa Mawddach 
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| Location | |
| Place | Morfa Mawddach |
| Local authority | Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 52°42′28″N 4°01′54″W / 52.7077°N 4.0316°WCoordinates: 52°42′28″N 4°01′54″W / 52.7077°N 4.0316°W |
| Grid reference | SH628141 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MFA |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 9,618 |
| 2012/13 |
 10,902 |
| 2013/14 |
9,962 |
| 2014/15 |
10,758 |
| 2015/16 |
11,094 |
| History | |
| Original company | Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways (GWR) |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 3 July 1865 | Opened as Barmouth Junction |
| 13 June 1960 | Renamed as Morfa Mawddach |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Morfa Mawddach from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Morfa Mawddach railway station, formerly Barmouth Junction, is in Gwynedd, Wales, on the Cambrian Coast Railway between Machynlleth and Pwllheli at its junction with the Dolgelley [sic] branch of the Aberystwith [sic] and Welsh Coast Railway part of the Ruabon to Barmouth Line which closed in 1965.
The station was built by the Aberystwith [sic] and Welsh Coast Railway and opened on 3 July 1865 as Barmouth Junction. From 1899 to 1903 there was a connection with the Barmouth Junction and Arthog Tramway.
Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.
On 13 June 1960 it was renamed as Morfa Mawddach.
North of Morfa Mawddach the railway crosses the Afon Mawddach on the famous Barmouth Bridge.
Morfa Mawddach is mainly used by travellers to Barmouth from south of the Mawddach Estuary: parking at the station and taking the train to Barmouth is often much quicker than the 20-mile road journey via Dolgellau. Originally a four-platform station, it is now a single platform unstaffed halt. Trains stop on request.
Morfa Mawddach is often quoted as an example of a notable feature of the Great Western Railway in Wales, namely its inheritance of junctions in unlikely and inconvenient locations. Other examples are Moat Lane Junction, Talyllyn Junction, Afon Wen and Dovey Junction.
The trackbed to Dolgellau now forms the Llwybr Mawddach (Mawddach Trail), which officially starts at the station car park.
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